The Goose Steps Out 1942
The Goose Steps Out
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.
Schoolteacher William Potts is the double of a captured German spy, so he is sent to Germany by British Intelligence to obtain the plans of a new secret weapon, causing chaos in a Hitler Youth school in the process.
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Full Cast & Crew... William Potts / Muller
... Professor Hoffman
... General Von Glotz
... Max
... Kurt
... Krauss
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See All 1 Reviews18 Jun 2023 by CinemaSerf
Will Hay delivers quite well in this wartime pick-me-up of a film. He is discovered to be the spitting image for a Nazi general who happens to be in charge of a prestigious Hitler Youth establishment. As you'd expect, his character "Potts" is the least like a general you can imagine, but soon he has been dispatched as a sort of doppelgänger and is causing the predictable havoc amongst the aspirational young men of the great Arian race. Hay always had solid entertainment skills, good comedy timing and a very expressive face - he easily raises a few chuckles here. Charles Hawtrey is also quite good fun as "Max" and there's even some Peter Ustinov faffing about as "Krauss" in this amiable farce that had a pretty clear propagandist purpose which I suspect would have worked well with audiences in Britain at the time. It's maybe a little long, but it does what it set out to do and as an example of the star's ability to chivvy up the viewers, it's a fair effort.
Release Date:
Aug 01, 1942 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 19`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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The Goose Steps Out
Will Hay delivers quite well in this wartime pick-me-up of a film. He is discovered to be the spitting image for a Nazi general who happens to be in charge of a prestigious Hitler Youth establishment. As you'd expect, his character "Potts" is the least like a general you can imagine, but soon he has been dispatched as a sort of doppelgänger and is causing the predictable havoc amongst the aspirational young men of the great Arian race. Hay always had solid entertainment skills, good comedy timing and a very expressive face - he easily raises a few chuckles here. Charles Hawtrey is also quite good fun as "Max" and there's even some Peter Ustinov faffing about as "Krauss" in this amiable farce that had a pretty clear propagandist purpose which I suspect would have worked well with audiences in Britain at the time. It's maybe a little long, but it does what it set out to do and as an example of the star's ability to chivvy up the viewers, it's a fair effort.
Cast & Crew of
The Goose Steps Out
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Director
Cast
... William Potts / Muller
... Professor Hoffman
... General Von Glotz
... Max
... Kurt
... Krauss
PC
Peter Croft... Hans
AF
Anne Firth... Lena
... Vogel
... A.D.C.
... Schmidt
... Rector
... Maj. Bishop
... Col. Truscott
JB
John Boxer... British Pilot
... MI5 Man (uncredited)
... Detective Carter (uncredited)
... German Soldier on Train
... German Pilot
... SS Guard
Produced By
... Producer
JC
John Croydon... Production Supervisor